Friday, October 22nd 2010

ASUS Releases New EAH6800 Series Graphics Cards

Featuring even more processing power than the successful EAH5000 Series of graphics cards, the new ASUS EAH6800 Series continues to serve PC enthusiasts with cutting-edge technology and a range of exclusive performance-boosting improvements to the AMD reference design.

Both the EAH6850 DirectCU/2DIS/1GD5 and EAH6870/2DI2S/1GD5 cards feature AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology, AMD HD3D technology and DirectX 11 support. In addition, exclusive Voltage Tweak overclocking technology offers a 50% performance boost over the reference design. The EAH6850 DirectCU and EAH6870 also ship with factory overclocked cores set to 790MHz and 913MHz.
The ASUS EAH6850 DirectCU also incorporates exclusive DirectCU cooling that uses custom-flattened, all-copper heat pipes in direct contact with the GPU core. This improves cooling by 20%* compared to the reference design and offers quiet operation when the card is idle. The ASUS EAH6870 is equipped with an aluminum fan cover that improves cooling efficiency and reduces surface temperatures by 14 degrees Celsius, compared to the reference design's plastic cover.

Product Highlights
  • Exclusive ASUS Voltage Tweak technology offers real-time voltage adjustment of various GPU components, including the core and video memory, making ASUS EAH6800 Series graphics cards 50% faster than the reference design.
  • The EAH6850 DirectCU is factory overclocked to perform at 790MHz. This is 15MHz higher than stock performance, resulting in higher frame rates in games.
  • ASUS proprietary cooling technology, DirectCU, puts copper heat pipes in direct contact with the GPU core. This results in the EAH6850 DirectCU running 20% cooler than the reference design.
  • The EAH6870 features a stylish aluminum fan cover that dissipates heat more efficiently. This lowers surface temperatures by 14 degrees Celsius, compared to the reference design's plastic cover.
  • Proprietary AMD Eyefinity technology supports up to six displays for a fully immersive viewing experience.
  • AMD HD3D technology for stereoscopic 3D gaming and movie watching.
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8 Comments on ASUS Releases New EAH6800 Series Graphics Cards

#1
afw
The Radeon sticker looks odd on the fan :laugh: ... may be they could have placed it somewhere else ...
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#2
mdsx1950
afwThe Radeon sticker looks odd on the fan :laugh: ... may be they could have placed it somewhere else ...
Even i thought the exact same thing!
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#3
hewelo
good to hear this!
TKS!
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#4
meirb111
IN techpowerup review its the same speed as 5850 not 30% faster as ati says
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#5
JATownes
The Lurker
meirb111IN techpowerup review its the same speed as 5850 not 30% faster as ati says
Yes, it is the same speed as the 5850, but only costs ~$180. That is win in my book. And the 69xx should be beast.
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#6
meirb111
the power is lower only 125w the asus 5850 was 171w the 5770 is 112 so it is possible that 6770 will be witout the need for power connector it will draw power from the motherboard its like the go green version.
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#7
3volvedcombat
No the 6850, looked like it was supposed to compete with the HD 5700 series, in the naming scheme.
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#8
arnoo1
HOLYSHIT! i love that cooler, only that sticker on the fan looks like shit,
also it performs really good and 1ghz+oc xd
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